A Holland resident is speaking out after surviving necrotizing fasciitis, a rare but often fatal bacterial infection she ...

IAN PHILLIPS: I feel like I'm dying. I feel like my head's going to blow up. It's swelling so much. It's going up, up my head. I could feel it up to the top of my head. ALYSIA THOMAS-SAM, REPORTER: ...

Trail running is supposed to feel freeing, not full of foot-stabbing pain. Uneven terrain, steep descents and constant foot adjustments can put extra stress on the plantar fascia, the thick band of ...

Necrotizing soft tissue infections (NSTIs) are life-threatening surgical emergencies associated with high morbidity and mortality. We report the case of a 40-year-old woman who presented with ...

In January 2022, Elmer Waggoner arrived at a hospital with COVID-19. By March 3 he was negative for the virus and died March 29 after developing necrotizing fasciitis from a bed sore. By then, the ...

Abstract: Necrotizing fasciitis is often regarded as a clinical and surgical emergency characterized by rapid onset, swift progression, and a significant mortality rate. Often because of atypical ...

Derek Michael D’Arcy died less than two weeks after he was exposed to Vibrio vulnificus though a cut on his leg Virginia teacher and pastor Derek Michael D’Arcy contracted the flesh-eating bacteria ...

Plantar fasciitis: It’s inconvenient, painful, and very, very common. Experts estimate that more than 2 million cases are diagnosed each year in the United States, and one in 10 people will suffer ...

Vertex has begun a full-court press for Journavx, enlisting NBA All-Star Jayson Tatum to discuss his use of the new non-opioid painkiller while recovering from a serious injury. Tatum ruptured his ...

Virginia teacher and pastor Derek Michael D’Arcy contracted the flesh-eating bacteria Vibrio vulnificus after wading in calf-high water during a family trip to Virginia Beach The bacteria entered ...